Good luck, intermediate boats are ok for novice, the swallows etc are good but price is higher than some of the others, I used a vo epic for a while, any of the older Andrew martin yaks etc will do fine, speed wise fast cruise was about 11 kph gps, try and get one with a spray skirt and airbags with it as a lot of the races require them fitted. A grade 2 cert is required for some river races also. Price wise start looking from about 700 up or splash out if balance is good and get a jk

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